There's a star-studded field over in Paris for the start of the biggest buy-in event of the 2022 World Series of Poker. The $250,000 Super High Roller already has Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and Bryn Kenney in the field as the world's biggest and best poker players battle it out.
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Players are now on their second break of the day. Play will resume in 20 minutes.
The action was picked up on a flop of 
in a pot of roughly 3,000. David Johnson checked from middle position and the cutoff bet 1,700 which was called.
The turn came the 
and both players checked. On the 
river Johnson led for 2,800 and his opponent folded awarding him another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
15,000
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15,000 |
In a pot of roughly 14,000 on a flop of 
Josh Brunner checked from middle position and the hijack player bet 10,000. Brunner moved all in for 28,600 total.
"You show if I fold?", said the hijack as he tanked deciding what to do. He eventually folded and Brunner was kind enough to show 
for top-pair and a straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
On a flop of 
in a pot of 8,700, Canada's David Johnson bet 3,800 from the small blind and was called by Michael Gathy on the button.
The turn came the 
and Johnson now checked. Gathy bet 4,500 which was called. The 
river completed the board and Johnson led out for 10,600. Gathy put some thought before flicking in a chip for the call.
Johnson rolled over 
for the rivered flush and scooped in a large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
24,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
All the chips were in the middle pre flop by two players. Popular online poker Twitch streamer Hristivoje "ALLinPav" Pavlovic was all in and at risk against his opponent who called his shove.
Hristivoje Pavlovic: 
Opponent: 
Pavlovic was on the good side of the classic kings into aces cooler. The board ran out 
and the aces of Pavlovic held up giving him a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
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The 2022 World Series of Poker, through three weeks, has been dominated by two Daniel's, one of whom, surprisingly, isn't a Negreanu.
Daniel Zack, the only double bracelet winner this summer, and Daniel Weinman are the top two in the current WSOP Player of the Year standings. Daniel Negreanu, a perennial POY candidate and two-time winner (2004 and 2013), is still trying to catch a break and hit a heater before it's too late to get back into contention.
As "DNegs" proved last fall, he's never out of it. Following a slow start at the 2021 WSOP, the GGPoker ambassador closed out the series on a flurry with consecutive third place finishes, which put him in third place behind the champion Josh Arieh and Phil Hellmuth.
Negreanu didn't win Player of the Year last fall, but his late surge showed that even with just three small cashes thus far in 2022, you can't assume he's drawing dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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The action was picked up on the turn on a board of 
in a roughly 12,000 chip pot. Landon Tice checked from early position and his opponent checked back from cutoff.
The river was the 
and Tice bet out 3,000. His opponent put some thought in but eventually folded and Tice took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
